A case involving a DUI stop that somehow morphed into the search of a passenger has earned a couple of cops a rebuke from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and a couple of handy reminders in a precedential decision that will make it that much tougher for law enforcement officers in this circuit to…
https://www.afinalwarning.com/500230.html (Natural News) A man in Buffalo, New York, was held at gunpoint by bounty hunters from out-of-state who raided his home without a warrant and his consent. This situation was made worse by the fact that several members of the
In January of this year, Jake Reinhardt, his fiancee and their three-year-old daughter were woken up in the middle of the night when they heard somebody banging on their front door. When Reinhardt got to the door, he saw a man with a long firearm by his front door.
“Open it up or we’ll kick it in,” the man yelled. Reinhardt asked the man at the door to identify himself, but the man responded by demanding once again that Reinhardt open the door.
By John Kruzel - 02/24/21 01:07 PM EST
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether the Constitution permits police to carry out warrantless searches of people suspected of fleeing law enforcement after committing minor offenses.
The case, which centers a California officer’s entry into a suspect’s garage without a search warrant, could see the justices strike a new balance between police power and restraints on government intrusions into the home or other private property.
The court heard from four different parties to the lawsuit, each of whom offered a different take on the thorny question of which circumstances justify an officer’s decision to sidestep the Fourth Amendment’s general requirement that police obtain a warrant before conducting a search.
journal contributor kent zimmerman arguing for the splc. good to see you tonight, both of you. thank you so much. shannon: i want to read about what we are getting from the splc. the freedom from unlawful searches and seizures are among america s most fundamental values. law enforcement officials at all levels are legally required to protect these constitutional rights. the anything goes method of the i.c.e. agents a liberated due process for families and did nothing to enhance national security. emily, they say they were stronger pretending to be police officers are looking for specific criminal suspects but what they were trying to do was to get inside. they say that does not comport with the fourth amendment. what say you? the 11th circuit has held that police officers or federal agents can lie to get their way in the door. in terms of the warrantless search, viewers need to understand that the construed constitutional protection against warrantless searches is not immutable